Quiller-wire holder



L. T. HOUGHTON QUILLER WIRE HOLDER Apr. 17, 1923. 1,452,319

FiledfJune 12, 1922 Z razfen for: L'- L Z- 7. 4%09/225072.

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Patented Apr. 17, 1 923.

LEWIS 2r. noueimon, or woncns'rnn'; MASSACHUSETTS.

QUILLER-WIRE HOLDER.

Application filed June 12,

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, LEWIS T. HoUeH'roN, a citizen of the United States,residing at W'orcester, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Quiller-Wire Holder, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the wires forming eyes and used for guidingyarn in winding it upon bobbins or cops for use in weav- 111 Theprincipal objects of the invention are to provide a wirewhich will notbeweakened by screw threading or otherwise cut-. ting into its shankandyetcapable of sup, porting the eyes firmly on the rod on which theyare located; also to provide a construction in which the wires can betaken out 1f broken and replacedver' readily without throwing away theholder or bracket for supporting them, and to provide means which willsupport all the wires at a distance from the supporting rod, thus givingthe wires a firmer position and permitting of their being adjusted bybending as desired without weakening the hold which the holding devicehas upon them. The invention also involves other features, as will apear.

eference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which-- Fig. l isa plan of a series of quiller wires constructed in accordance with thisinvention;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the same, and

ig. 3 is an end view.

In machines for quilling it is customary to provide yarn guides in theform of socalled quiller wires which are screwed into a malleable ironbracket or holder. A. line of these brackets are secured to a rodrunning along the machine, each held in place by means of an integralscrew. The wires themselves, on account of the rapid action of the yarnin running through the eyes, has to be hardened or they will have to bereplaced very often indeed. Being hardened and being screw threaded onthe end which enters the bracket they are very brittle and frequentlybreak off at the screw thread. It is not. worth while the stump which isleft in the thread so the bracket and its remainingwire are taken offand a new bracket substituted ordinarily. The breakage is a veryimportant and annoying feature in this class of work and mabreakageandat the same time to unscrew v 1922. Serial No. 567,622.

terially retards production as well as responsible for considerableexpense.

This invention is designed to avoid this to provide a quiller wirewhich, instead of being supported only at its extreineend where it isthe-weakest, is clampedto the rod at that end. It is also supportedquite a distance from the end so that it will have a firm support and sothat it can be bent a little to adjust its position without running anyrisia: of breaking it because it has noweak spot produced by threadingits circumference. The invention also involves the provision of abracket that is cheaper to manufacture ecause it is made sheet metal andprobeing vides a single fastening device for holding pair of the quillerwire, or preferably a quiller wires, in the bracket and holding thebracket on the rod. It also saves the drilling and threading of andthreading of the guide wire.

For these purposes I have shown a machine having the ordinary rod 10extend ing across it and provided with a series of brackets 11 each forsupporting two hardened quiller wires 12 although each bracket, ifdesired, can support one or a larger number. This bracket preferably isformed of a fiat piece of sheet metal doubled over to provide a space atthe fold for receiving the rod 10. It is arranged so that it has twobinding flanges 13 perforated to receive a binding bolt 1% and the upperone carries the nut therefor on its upper surface. By tightening thisnut the rod 10 is clamped between the two flanges 13 and the bracket isfirmly held on the rod, and at the same time it firmly clamps the wires.

Furthermore, the quiller wires 12 project straight back under rod, oneon each side of the bolt, and are clamped between the rod and lowerflange by tightening the nut. Thus the bolt and nut serve two purposes.In addition to this the lower flange bent up at its outer edge 15 andprovided with a notch 16 for each wire. This elevates the wire off thefloor of the flange 13, affords a rest for the wire at a distance fromThe wires preferably are flattened where they pass under the rod toensure them against rotation on their own axes. They can be bent asdesired beyond the notches 16 without loosening them so that theattendant will not have to be very careful about their the malleablebracket the rod and prevents sidewise displacement.

' exact location when clamping them and the "in. clamping them if theybracket to the rod. can be corrected afterthey bolt.

Inuse the brackets and quiller wires are set in position and clamped byturning the nuts at the top. Then the wires are bent a little up or downor sideways, it necessary, to bring themto the proper position. There isno danger of breaking or injuring them them up tight or of looseninghave to he usted several times. They can be hardened as much asnecessary without really increasing the danger of breakage. The expenseis reduced becznise only one screwis used in fastening the bracket andtwo wires. By supporting them at two points they are firmly located andyet readily adjustable.

Although I have illustrated and described only one tormol the invention,i am aware of the fact that other modifications can be made therein byany person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of theinvention as expressed in the claims.

heretore, I do not wish to be limited to all the details of constructionherein shown and described, but what I claim is a y 1. In a quiller wiresupport, the combination with a U-shaped bracket for receiving a Anyordinary variation are fixed by the supporting rod between its flanges,ot a pair ofquiller wires havingendaone end 0 i? each extending alongone flange toward the rear thereof, a rod lying over said ends and meansspaced from the rod and between the rod and the eye-ends of said wiresfor torcing the rod agalnst the wires to "clamp them together. v I 2.The combination with a supporting rod and a quiller wire having an eye,or a support"there"tor comprising a piece of sheet metal bent double toreceive the supporting rod in the bend thereof and having two flangesprojecting-beyond the rod toward the eye of the wire, along one of whichthe wire extends into contact with the under side of the rod, one oisaid'flan'ges' engaging thewire at a distance from the'end thereof, andmeans for forcing the two flanges toward each other to bind the wire tothe rod and the rod between the flanges.

' The combination with a su iortin rod and a; quiller wire having aneye, of. a support therefor comprising a piece of sheet metal bentdouble to receive the supporting rod in thehend thereof and having twohorizontal parallel flanges projecting beyond the rod, between one orwhich and the rod the extreme end of the wire is clamped, one of saidflanges being bent at its end toward the other and having a notch forengaging the wire at a distance from the end thereotpand means forforcing the two flanges toward each other tobind the wire to the rod andthe rod between the flanges. I i

In testimony whereof I 'have hereunto aiiixedmy signature.

LEWIS 'r. HOUGH'ITON.

